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Welcome to Neath Port Talbot Library & Information Services

Libraries now have something for everyone, books, information, music, films, and computers with free access to the Internet and other online services

Neath Port Talbot Library and Information Services provides a range of services to the local community through our network of 18 libraries and 2 mobile libraries. Our major libraries are at Neath, Port Talbot and Pontardawe.

Adult Learners Week at Neath Port Talbot Libraries

Whether it’s tracing your family history, dieting and healthy living, card making or creative writing Neath Port Talbot Libraries are sure to have something for you this Adult Learners Week.

From Monday 19th – Friday 23rd May there will be arrange of events at libraries across the county to celebrate adult learners. All events are free and everyone welcome. Contact the library for further details.

The library service is delighted this year to have two very distinguished writers to come and take two sessions for all aspiring writers. On May 20th at Briton Ferry Library, Wales’ best loved writer, Catrin Collier will be taking a session on research work and writing and on May 22nd, award winning poet and playwright Peter Read will be taking a session on ‘Writing for Profit and Pleasure’. For both events booking a place is highly recommended.

Adult Learners Week 19th – 24th May 2008

Date	Library	Event	Time
Mon 19th	Port Talbot	Tracing Your Family History	AM/PM
	Baglan	War Time Exploits (Talk by Harry Barnsley)	PM
	Cwmafan	Painting and Crafts	PM
Tues 20th	Port Talbot	Intro to Computer Skills	AM
	Briton Ferry	Catrin Collier – Writing & Research	PM
	Sandfields	Family Hist Gr – Researching your Family Tree	PM
	Pontardawe	Beauty, Therapy & Confectionary	EV
Weds 21st	Neath	Researching Your Family History	AM/PM
	Cwmafan	Computer Taster Sessions	AM
	Taibach	Computer Taster Sessions	AM
Thurs 22nd	Baglan	Photoshop / Internet shopping	AM/PM
	Port Talbot	Creative Writing Workshop	PM
Fri 23rd	Neath	Computer Taster Sessions	AM
	Baglan	Tracing Your Family Tree	AM
	Briton Ferry	Crafty Stitchers (Craft Demo)	AM/PM
	Glynneath	Card Making	PM
	Resolven	Dieting and Healthy Living	EV

National Year of Reading

This year World Book Day had even greater significance with it marking the launch of the National Year of Reading in Neath Port Talbot. The Year will feature some of the most popular bestselling authors in the country. Authors such as Catrin Collier, Bernard Knight, Lionel Fanthorpe, Jasper Fforde, Michael Jecks, Mavis Nicholson and Andrew Taylor will all be visiting libraries in the coming months. Look out for a Meet the Author event at your library.

At the Margam Festival on July 13th there will be a featured day for readers which will include a major event around the Dylan Thomas Prize and will include a range of well known authors.

There will be a libraries tent again this year at the Pontardawe Festival, August 15th – 17th and this will include some fantastic storytelling, performance poetry and much, much more.

The National Year of Reading will be an amazing one in Neath Port Talbot.